Basin holder



March 24, ms. B HENF KSEN gamma BASIN HOLDER Filed May 25, 1954 I/IIlIIIIIII/Ill IIII Patented Mar. 24, 1936 OFFlE BASIN HOLDER Betty Henriksen, London, England Application May 23, 1934, Serial No. 727,169 In Great Britain June 9, 1933 3 Claims.

is usual to hold the basin with one hand and to operate the whisk or other whipping or stirring element with the other hand. In dealing with heavy ingredients, this operation is very tiresome and often entails either prolonged use of valuable time or insufficient mixing of the ingredients.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate this drawback without rendering the normal manipulation of the basin less convenient, and the invention consists in providing the basin with a fiat supporting base adapted to be fastened to the top surface of a table top or the like, the basin and supporting base being fitted with interlocking members enabling the basin to be slipped into rigid connection with the supporting base.

By this arrangement, and Without any troublesome fastening of the basin, the effort involved in the holding of the latter during the mixing operation will be saved, and both hands can, if required, be utilized for the mixing.

It should be observed that it has previously been proposed in connection with a cream whipping machine, to connect the container to its revolving support by means of a bayonet joint. It has also been proposed to provide the bottom of a dough kneading pail with a channel section member for engagement with one limb of a U-shaped clamping member which grips the edge of a table top. As compared with this arrangement the flat supporting base according to the present invention, has the advantage that it can, without forming any obstacle, remain as a permanent fixture on the table stop ready for immediate reception of and connection to the basin.

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of a holder for a basin of this yp Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the basin,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a holder of modified construction,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view, in section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, of the latter holder and of the basin belonging to it,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a further modification of the holder,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary edge view of this holder, partly in section,

Fig. '7 is a section on the line 1-! of Fig, 5, and

Fig. 8 is a view illustrating a special method of connecting the holder to a table.

Referring first to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the (Cl. 248-361) When mixing food and the like in a kitchen it mixing basin :1 is

provided, substantially on a level with the bottom wall, with a plurality of radial lugs b by means of which the basin can be secured to the holder. The latter comprises a base plate 0 provided with fastening apertures d whereby it can be firmly secured to a table top or other suitable support. Made integrally with or connected to the plate is a plurality of segmental ridges e which form a seat for the basin and which are spaced from one another so as to leave gaps 1 through which the lugs 12 of the basin can be admitted. The segments are undercut at one end as shown at g, and the lugs b are adapted, on a rotary displacement of the basin, to engage in the undercuts so as to lock the basin to the holder.

To prevent accidental rotation of the basin after it has been locked, one of the gaps 1 may be closed by means of a member h which is adapted to turn about a pivot i into and out of closing position.

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the basin a is connected to a bottom plate Ic carrying at its under side a plurality of headed projections l. The holder comprises a base m which is provided with elongated grooves o for the reception of the projection and which is covered by a plate 11. having slots p which mate with the grooves. The slots p are in the nature of keyhole apertures, i. e., they have a wide portion large enough to admit the heads of the projections l and the narrow portion adapted to interlock with the heads of the projections on the basin being displaced relative to the holder. The projections are preferably of segmental shape and spaced concentrically about a common centre so that the rotary displacement of the basin will secure and release it. Accidental displacement of the locked basin is in this case prevented by a key q which is slipped into a keyway between the plate 12 and the base so as to form a stop for one of the projections Z. The key may be connected to the base by means of a chain 1",

As a further alternative the basin may be provided with a flange adapted to be slipped into engagement with an undercut in a semi-circular member s which is firmly secured to a base plate 15 (Figs. 5 to 7). A complementary member it, which is similarly undercut, is pivoted to the plate t at o and adapted to close round the flange of the basin for locking the latter to the plate 25. The free end u of the member u is reduced and adapted to engage in an undercut w in the contiguous end of the member s so as to render the pivoted member suificiently resistive. A strong spring :c connected to the free end of the member u, is fitted with a lug y adapted to snap into a recess a in the member s for securing the member u in closed position. The latter arrangement may be modified by replacing the members s and u by fiat ring segments supported, one rigidly and the other pivotally, in a raised position relative to the base plate It for engagement with a raised beading or ornamentation round the basin.

Other modifications than those described may be resorted to. For instance, in an arrangement similar to that out Figs. 1 and 2, the lugs b may be situated under and ofiset from the bottom of the basin, so that the holder can be completely covered by the basin.

Instead of mounting the basin holder direct on the table top, it may, as shown in Fig. 8, be mounted on a flap A which is hinged to. the table top so that it can be superimposed on the latter for use and turned out of the way when no longer required. This arrangement is of advantage when it is inconvenient to have a permanent projection on the normal table top. The holder B is firmly secured to the flap A, and the latter is connected by means of double hinges C to the table top F so that it can be suspended together with the holder from the table top when not in use, as shown by dotted lines. The flap A may be provided with a staple D or the like adapted to enter a slot in the table top for connection to a sliding bolt E, which latter is let into the table top. The bolt will co-operate with the hinges for maintaining a rigid connection between the flap and the table top when the basin holder is in use.

It should be observed that it has previously been proposed, in connection with an electrically driven agitating mechanism, to connect the container by means of a bayonet joint to a rotatable holder, and no claim is made for other than basins attached to a table top or the like for hand stirring.

I claim:

1. The combination with a food and like mixing basin of a supporting base for said basin comprising a circular plate having screw holes for connection to a support, a pair of segmental, undercut guide elements connected one rigidly and the other hingedly to said plate, and projections at the bottom of the basin allowing the latter to be slid into engagement with the rigid guide element and to be locked into position by means of the hinged guide element.

2. The combination of a mixing basin having projections at the bottom capable of being slid into interlocking engagement with guide elements, and a supporting base for said basin comprising a circular plate having screw holes for connection to a support, segmental guide elements on said plate and a locking member for securing the basin to the plate.

3. The combination of a mixing basin having lugs on the bottom of the basin capable of being slid into interlocking engagement with guide elements and a supporting base for said basin comprising a circular plate having screw holes for connection to a support, segmental guide elements on said plate and a hinged locking member adapted to be turned into engagement with one of said lugs for securing the basin to the plate.

BETTY HENRIKSEN. 

